2012-6446. Employment and Training Administration Program Year (PY) 2012 Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Allotments; PY 2012 Wagner-Peyser Act Final Allotments and PY 2012 Workforce Information Grants

AGENCY:

Employment and Training Administration, Labor.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces allotments for PY 2012 for WIA Title I Youth, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities programs; final allotments for Employment Service (ES) activities under the Wagner-Peyser Act for PY 2012 and Workforce Information Grants allotments for PY 2012. Allotments for the Work Opportunity Tax Credits will be announced separately.

WIA allotments for States and the State final allotments for the Wagner-Peyser Act are based on formulas defined in their respective statutes. The WIA allotments for the outlying areas are based on a formula determined by the Secretary of Labor (Secretary). As required by WIA section 182(d), on February 17, 2000, a notice of the discretionary formula for allocating PY 2000 funds for the outlying areas (American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Palau, and the Virgin Islands) was published in the Federal Register at 65 FR 8236 (February 17, 2000). The rationale for the formula and methodology was fully explained in the February 17, 2000, Federal Register notice. The formula for PY 2012 is the same as used for PY 2000 and is described in the section on Youth Activities program allotments. Comments are invited on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying areas.

DATES:

Comments on the formula used to allot funds to the outlying areas must be received April 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES:

Submit written comments to the Employment and Training Administration, Office of Financial and Administrative Management, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Room N-4702, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Mr. Samuel Jerome Cooper, [phone] (phone), [phone] (fax), email: [e-mail].

Commenters are advised that mail delivery in the Washington area may be delayed due to security concerns. Hand-delivered comments will be received at the above address. All overnight mail will be considered to be hand-delivered and must be received at the designated place by the date specified above.

Please submit your comments by only one method. The Department will not review comments received by means other than those listed above or that are received after the comment period has closed.

Comments: All comments on this notice will be retained by the Department and released upon request via email to any member of the public. The Department also will make all the comments it received available for public inspection by appointment during normal business hours at the above address. If you need assistance to review the comments, the Department will provide you with appropriate aids such as readers or print magnifiers. The Department will make copies of this notice available, upon request, in large print, Braille and electronic file on computer disk. The Department will consider providing the notice in other formats upon request. To schedule an appointment to review the comments and/or obtain the notice in an alternative format, contact Mr. Cooper using the information listed above. The Department will retain all comments received without making any changes to the comments, including any personal information provided. If requested, the comments will be released to the public. The Department cautions commenters not to include their personal information such as Social Security Numbers, personal addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses in their comments, as such submitted information will be released with the comment if the comments are requested. It is the commenter's responsibility to safeguard his or her information. If the comment is submitted by email, the email addresses of the commenter will not be released.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

WIA Youth Activities allotments—Evan Rosenberg at [phone] or LaSharn Youngblood at [phone]; WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Activities and ES final allotments—Christine Ollis at [phone]; Workforce Information Grant allotments—Anthony Dais at [phone]. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone numbers above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1-877-889-5627 (TTY/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Department of Labor (Department) is announcing WIA allotments for PY 2012 for Youth Activities, Adults and Dislocated Worker Activities, Wagner-Peyser Act PY 2012 final allotments and FY 2012 Workforce Information Grant allotments. This notice provides information on the amount of funds available during PY 2012 to States with an approved WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act Strategic Plan for PY 2012, and information regarding allotments to the outlying areas.

The allotments are based on the funds appropriated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, Public Law 112-74, Division F, signed December 23, 2011. The Act requires an across-the-board rescission of 0.189 percent to all Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 discretionary program funding. Included below are tables listing the PY 2012 allotments for programs under WIA Title I Youth Activities (Table A), Adult and Dislocated Workers Employment and Training Activities (Tables B and C, respectively), and the PY 2012 Wagner-Peyser Act final allotments (Table D). Also attached is the PY 2012 Workforce Information Grant table (Table E).

Youth Activities Allotments

PY 2012 Youth Activities funds under WIA total $824,353,022 (including the 0.189 percent rescission). Table A includes a breakdown of the Youth Activities program allotments for PY 2012 and provides a comparison of these allotments to PY 2011 Youth Activities allotments for all States, and outlying areas. Before determining the amount available for States, the total funding available for the outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Youth Activities (after the 0.189 percent rescission). On December 17, 2003, Public Law 108-188, the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (“the Compact”), was signed. The Compact provided for consolidation of WIA Title I funding, for the Marshall Islands and Micronesia into supplemental grants provided from the Department of Education's appropriation. See 48 USC 1921d(f)(1)(B)(iii). The Compact also specified that the Republic of Palau remained eligible for WIA Title I funding. See 48 USC 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix). The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (in the Department of Education's General Provisions at Section 306 of Title III, Division F, Pub. L. 112-74) amended the Compact to extend the availability of WIA Title I funding to Palau through FY 2012.

The methodology for distributing funds to all outlying areas is not specified by WIA, but is at the Secretary's discretion. The methodology used is the same as used since PY 2000, i.e., funds are distributed among the remaining areas by formula based on relative share of number of unemployed, a 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior year share, a $75,000 minimum, and a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year share. As in PY 2011, data for the relative share calculation in the PY 2012 formula were from 2000 Census data for all outlying areas, obtained from the Bureau of the Census Bureau (Bureau) and are based on 2000 Census surveys for those areas conducted either by the Bureau or the outlying areas under the guidance of the Bureau.

The total amount available for Native Americans is 1.5 percent of the total amount for Youth Activities, in accordance with WIA section 127. After determining the amount for the outlying areas and Native Americans, the amount available for allotment to the States for PY 2012 is $809,926,845. This total amount was below the required $1 billion threshold specified in section 127(b)(1)(C)(iv)(IV); therefore, as in PY 2011, the WIA additional minimum provisions were not applied, and, instead, as required by WIA, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) section 202(a)(3) (as amended by section 701 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992) minimums of 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent State minimum floor were used. Also, as required by WIA, the provision applying a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year allotment percentage was used. The three formula factors required in WIA use the following data for the PY 2012 allotments:

(1) Number of unemployed for Areas of Substantial Unemployment (ASUs) averages for the 12-month period, July 2010 through June 2011;

(2) Number of excess unemployed individuals or the ASU excess (depending on which is higher) averages for the same 12-month period used for ASU unemployed data; and

(3) Number of economically disadvantaged youth (age 16 to 21, excluding college students and military) from special 2000 Census calculations.

Beginning with the PY 2006 allotments, States identify the ASU data for the PY 2012 allotments using special 2000 Census data based on households, obtained under Employment and Training Administration contract with the Census Bureau and provided to States by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

It should be noted that the most current Census, conducted in 2010, did not include the long form survey which ETA would have used to update the data from the 2000 Census. Instead, ETA will continue to work with the Census Bureau over the next years to use data from the American Community Survey (ACS). ETA will alert States when new data are available for use in within-State allocation formulas; however, updated data will not be available for use with PY 2012 funding.

Adult Employment and Training Activities Allotments

The total Adult Employment and Training Activities appropriation is $770,810,637 (including the 0.189 percent rescission). Table B shows the PY 2012 Adult Employment and Training Activities allotments and comparison to PY 2011 allotments by State. Like the Youth Activities program, the total available for the outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Adult Activities. As discussed in the Youth Activities section above, WIA funding for the Marshall Islands and Micronesia is no longer provided; instead, funding is provided in the Department of Education's appropriation. The Adult Activities funds for grants to the remaining outlying areas, for which the distribution methodology is at the Secretary's discretion, were distributed among the areas by the same principles, formula and data as used for outlying areas for Youth Activities. After determining the amount for the outlying areas, the amount available for allotments to the States is $768,883,610. Like the Youth Activities program, the WIA minimum provisions were not applied for the PY 2012 allotments because the total amount available for the States was below the $960 million threshold required for Adult Activities in section 132(b)(1)(B)(iv)(IV). Instead, as required by WIA, the minimum allotments were calculated using the JTPA section 202(a)(3) (as amended by section 701 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992) minimums of 90 percent hold-harmless of the prior year allotment percentage and 0.25 percent State minimum floor. Also, like the Youth Activities program, a provision applying a 130 percent stop-gain of the prior year allotment percentage was used. The three formula factors use the same data as used for the PY 2012 Youth Activities formula, except that data from the 2000 Census for the number of economically disadvantaged adults (age 22 to 72, excluding college students and military) were used.

As noted above, ETA will alert States when new census data are available for use in within-State allocation formulas; however, updated data will not be available for use with PY 2012 funding.

Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities Allotments

The total Dislocated Worker appropriation is $1,232,217,892 (including the 0.189 rescission). The total appropriation includes formula funds for the States, while the National Reserve is used for National Emergency Grants, technical assistance and training, demonstration projects, and the outlying areas' Dislocated Worker allotments. Table C shows the PY 2012 Dislocated Worker Activities fund allotments by State. Like the Youth and Adult Activities programs, the total available for the outlying areas was reserved at 0.25 percent of the full amount appropriated for Dislocated Worker Activities. WIA funding for the Marshall Islands and Micronesia is no longer provided, as discussed above. The Dislocated Worker Activities funds for grants to the remaining outlying areas, for which the distribution methodology is at the Secretary's discretion, were distributed by the same pro rata share as the areas received for the PY 2012 WIA Adult Activities program, the same methodology used in PY 2011. For the State distribution of formula funds, the three formula factors required in WIA use the following data for the PY 2012 allotments:

(1) Number of unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2010 through September 2011;

(2) Number of excess unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2010 through September 2011; and

(3) Number of long-term unemployed, averages for the 12-month period, October 2010 through September 2011.

Since the Dislocated Worker Activities formula has no floor amount or hold-harmless provisions, funding changes for States directly reflect the impact of changes in the number of unemployed.

Wagner-Peyser Act ES Final Allotments

The appropriated level for PY 2012 for ES grants totals $700,841,900 (including the 0.189 rescission). After determining the funding for outlying areas, allotments to States were calculated using the formula set forth at section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49e). PY 2012 formula allotments were based on each state's share of calendar year 2011 monthly averages of the civilian labor force (CLF) and unemployment. The Secretary is required to set aside up to three percent of the total available funds to assure that each State will have sufficient resources to maintain statewide ES activities, as required under section 6(b)(4) of the Wagner-Peyser Act. In accordance with this provision, the three percent set-aside funds are included in the total allotment. The set-aside funds were distributed in two steps to States that have lost in relative share of resources from the previous year. In Step 1, States that have a CLF below one million and are also below the median CLF density were maintained at 100 percent of their relative share of prior year resources. All remaining set-aside funds were distributed on a pro-rata basis in Step 2 to all other States losing in relative share from the prior year but not meeting the size and density criteria for Step 1. The distribution of ES funds (Table D) includes $699,133,491 for States, as well as $1,708,409 for outlying areas.

Under section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 10 percent of the total sums allotted to each State shall be reserved for use by the Governor to provide performance incentives for ES offices, services for groups with special needs, and for the extra costs of exemplary models for delivering job services.

Workforce Information Grants Allotments

Total PY 2012 funding for Workforce Information Grants allotments to States is $31,939,520 (after the 0.189 percent rescission). The allotment figures for each State are listed in Table E. Funds are distributed by administrative formula, with a reserve of $176,655 for Guam and the Virgin Islands. The remaining funds are distributed to the States with 40 percent distributed equally to all States and 60 percent distributed based on each State's share of CLF for the 12 months ending September 2011.

Table A—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIA Youth Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2012 vs PY 2011

State	PY 2011	PY 2012	Difference	% Difference
Total	$825,913,862	$824,353,022	($1,560,840)	−0.19
Alabama	12,455,574	11,711,479	(744,095)	−5.97
Alaska	2,216,462	2,024,817	(191,645)	−8.65
Arizona	15,326,190	16,510,641	1,184,451	7.73
Arkansas	6,794,393	6,431,994	(362,399)	−5.33
California	117,952,080	123,857,750	5,905,670	5.01
Colorado	9,788,025	11,882,561	2,094,536	21.40
Connecticut	8,060,872	8,794,724	733,852	9.10
Delaware	2,028,651	2,024,817	(3,834)	−0.19
District of Columbia	2,402,872	2,323,591	(79,281)	−3.30
Florida	50,372,277	53,892,125	3,519,848	6.99
Georgia	24,305,197	25,482,266	1,177,069	4.84
Hawaii	2,272,811	2,243,958	(28,853)	−1.27
Idaho	3,428,419	4,027,145	598,726	17.46
Illinois	36,086,031	32,767,678	(3,318,353)	−9.20
Indiana	16,043,006	15,457,182	(585,824)	−3.65
Iowa	5,519,334	4,962,142	(557,192)	−10.10
Kansas	5,248,975	5,511,824	262,849	5.01
Kentucky	12,514,937	12,676,374	161,437	1.29
Louisiana	11,269,372	11,409,318	139,946	1.24
Maine	2,887,584	2,831,274	(56,310)	−1.95
Maryland	10,073,999	10,354,690	280,691	2.79
Massachusetts	15,988,686	15,009,154	(979,532)	−6.13
Michigan	41,642,666	37,407,571	(4,235,095)	−10.17
Minnesota	11,474,392	10,523,152	(951,240)	−8.29
Mississippi	10,523,093	9,452,885	(1,070,208)	−10.17
Missouri	14,549,044	15,108,428	559,384	3.84
Montana	2,174,750	2,405,630	230,880	10.62
Nebraska	2,288,141	2,207,155	(80,986)	−3.54
Nevada	8,303,837	9,104,832	800,995	9.65
New Hampshire	2,253,475	2,024,817	(228,658)	−10.15
New Jersey	20,362,826	20,322,861	(39,965)	−0.20
New Mexico	4,775,669	4,918,291	142,622	2.99
New York	46,253,787	45,892,839	(360,948)	−0.78
North Carolina	24,598,968	23,736,834	(862,134)	−3.50
North Dakota	2,028,651	2,024,817	(3,834)	−0.19
Ohio	31,915,350	29,136,945	(2,778,405)	−8.71
Oklahoma	6,877,913	6,676,111	(201,802)	−2.93
Oregon	11,026,583	10,760,018	(266,565)	−2.42
Pennsylvania	29,506,561	28,346,353	(1,160,208)	−3.93
Puerto Rico	23,908,509	21,476,993	(2,431,516)	−10.17
Rhode Island	3,767,218	3,687,520	(79,698)	−2.12
South Carolina	13,916,063	12,754,206	(1,161,857)	−8.35
South Dakota	2,028,651	2,024,817	(3,834)	−0.19
Tennessee	16,288,215	15,784,120	(504,095)	−3.09
Texas	52,833,195	55,664,646	2,831,451	5.36
Utah	4,121,624	5,347,985	1,226,361	29.75
Vermont	2,028,651	2,024,817	(3,834)	−0.19
Virginia	13,540,444	13,020,339	(520,105)	−3.84
Washington	15,992,583	16,959,549	966,966	6.05
West Virginia	4,315,932	4,577,244	261,312	6.05
Wisconsin	13,099,180	12,342,748	(756,432)	−5.77
Wyoming	2,028,651	2,024,817	(3,834)	−0.19
State Total	811,460,369	809,926,844	(1,533,525)	−0.19
American Samoa	117,342	117,112	(230)	−0.20
Guam	955,133	953,260	(1,873)	−0.20
Northern Marianas	353,447	352,754	(693)	−0.20
Palau	75,000	75,000	0	0.00
Virgin Islands	563,863	562,757	(1,106)	−0.20
Outlying Areas Total	2,064,785	2,060,883	(3,902)	−0.19
Native Americans	12,388,708	12,365,295	(23,413)	−0.19

Table B—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIA Adult Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2012 vs PY 2011

State	PY 2011 (Pre-FY 2012 0.189% rescission)	PY 2012	Difference	% Difference
Total	$770,921,920	$770,810,637	($111,283)	−0.01
Alabama	12,090,307	11,433,310	(656,997)	−5.43
Alaska	2,118,648	1,922,209	(196,439)	−9.27
Arizona	14,638,503	15,820,881	1,182,378	8.08
Arkansas	6,399,544	6,067,684	(331,860)	−5.19
California	113,937,862	120,000,208	6,062,346	5.32
Colorado	8,838,405	10,859,799	2,021,394	22.87
Connecticut	7,208,528	7,932,575	724,047	10.04
Delaware	1,922,487	1,922,209	(278)	−0.01
District of Columbia	2,040,921	1,973,348	(67,573)	−3.31
Florida	50,666,671	53,270,412	2,603,741	5.14
Georgia	22,840,137	24,047,603	1,207,466	5.29
Hawaii	2,375,218	2,357,815	(17,403)	−0.73
Idaho	3,112,389	3,566,489	454,100	14.59
Illinois	33,485,477	30,469,621	(3,015,856)	−9.01
Indiana	14,120,139	13,618,422	(501,717)	−3.55
Iowa	3,872,586	3,670,939	(201,647)	−5.21
Kansas	4,349,496	4,614,871	265,375	6.10
Kentucky	12,990,026	13,197,513	207,487	1.60
Louisiana	10,979,275	10,605,200	(374,075)	−3.41
Maine	2,730,113	2,687,582	(42,531)	−1.56
Maryland	9,553,233	9,857,689	304,456	3.19
Massachusetts	14,398,404	13,525,014	(873,390)	−6.07
Michigan	38,927,229	35,029,449	(3,897,780)	−10.01
Minnesota	10,065,109	9,134,795	(930,314)	−9.24
Mississippi	9,805,450	8,823,631	(981,819)	−10.01
Missouri	13,419,717	14,003,193	583,476	4.35
Montana	2,120,862	2,348,495	227,633	10.73
Nebraska	1,922,487	1,922,209	(278)	−0.01
Nevada	8,185,256	8,978,521	793,265	9.69
New Hampshire	1,922,487	1,922,209	(278)	−0.01
New Jersey	20,215,513	20,260,335	44,822	0.22
New Mexico	4,573,434	4,727,107	153,673	3.36
New York	45,933,685	45,779,283	(154,402)	−0.34
North Carolina	22,906,147	22,178,866	(727,281)	−3.18
North Dakota	1,922,487	1,922,209	(278)	−0.01
Ohio	29,608,861	27,089,923	(2,518,938)	−8.51
Oklahoma	6,455,261	6,289,462	(165,799)	−2.57
Oregon	10,347,514	10,151,677	(195,837)	−1.89
Pennsylvania	26,995,920	26,000,980	(994,940)	−3.69
Puerto Rico	25,392,538	22,849,985	(2,542,553)	−10.01
Rhode Island	3,245,983	3,182,636	(63,347)	−1.95
South Carolina	13,141,414	12,076,612	(1,064,802)	−8.10
South Dakota	1,922,487	1,922,209	(278)	−0.01
Tennessee	15,820,576	15,406,376	(414,200)	−2.62
Texas	49,503,599	52,386,229	2,882,630	5.82
Utah	3,276,560	4,258,913	982,353	29.98
Vermont	1,922,487	1,922,209	(278)	−0.01
Virginia	12,422,005	11,977,315	(444,690)	−3.58
Washington	14,762,815	15,738,264	975,449	6.61
West Virginia	4,403,989	4,670,162	266,173	6.04
Wisconsin	11,261,887	10,586,754	(675,133)	−5.99
Wyoming	1,922,487	1,922,209	(278)	−0.01
State Total	768,994,615	768,883,610	(111,005)	−0.01
American Samoa	109,235	109,218	(17)	−0.02
Guam	889,140	889,007	(133)	−0.01
Northern Marianas	329,026	328,977	(49)	−0.01
Palau	75,000	75,000	0	0.00
Virgin Islands	524,904	524,825	(79)	−0.02
Outlying Areas Total	1,927,305	1,927,027	(278)	−0.01

Table C—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration WIA Dislocated Worker Activities State Allotments Comparison of PY 2012 vs PY 2011

State	PY 2011 (Pre-FY 2012 0.189% rescission)	PY 2012	Difference	% Difference
Total	$1,287,544,000	$1,232,217,892	($55,326,108)	−4.30
Alabama	16,128,630	15,469,879	(658,751)	−4.08
Alaska	1,804,590	1,617,337	(187,253)	−10.38
Arizona	21,992,101	21,499,925	(492,176)	−2.24
Arkansas	6,535,066	7,022,211	487,145	7.45
California	170,303,818	167,279,720	(3,024,098)	−1.78
Colorado	13,969,269	16,138,114	2,168,845	15.53
Connecticut	12,117,862	12,425,813	307,951	2.54
Delaware	2,526,887	2,364,143	(162,744)	−6.44
District of Columbia	2,592,780	2,584,544	(8,236)	−0.32
Florida	81,270,552	77,488,229	(3,782,323)	−4.65
Georgia	35,502,366	36,619,541	1,117,175	3.15
Hawaii	2,539,205	2,544,104	4,899	0.19
Idaho	4,240,518	4,848,656	608,138	14.34
Illinois	52,391,500	45,174,858	(7,216,642)	−13.77
Indiana	22,971,198	19,764,183	(3,207,015)	−13.96
Iowa	6,222,410	5,396,211	(826,199)	−13.28
Kansas	5,780,312	6,269,130	488,818	8.46
Kentucky	14,985,351	14,426,545	(558,806)	−3.73
Louisiana	8,768,499	10,053,020	1,284,521	14.65
Maine	3,599,239	3,411,860	(187,379)	−5.21
Maryland	14,302,198	13,446,336	(855,862)	−5.98
Massachusetts	21,065,395	18,123,153	(2,942,242)	−13.97
Michigan	51,285,260	37,950,243	(13,335,017)	−26.00
Minnesota	12,889,304	12,016,430	(872,874)	−6.77
Mississippi	10,150,118	10,347,245	197,127	1.94
Missouri	19,187,040	19,339,341	152,301	0.79
Montana	2,047,301	2,228,454	181,153	8.85
Nebraska	2,059,689	1,769,045	(290,644)	−14.11
Nevada	14,332,064	14,404,698	72,634	0.51
New Hampshire	2,764,686	2,023,863	(740,823)	−26.80
New Jersey	32,250,359	30,891,644	(1,358,715)	−4.21
New Mexico	5,179,814	4,691,620	(488,194)	−9.42
New York	55,889,913	53,040,830	(2,849,083)	−5.10
North Carolina	35,096,512	33,775,540	(1,320,972)	−3.76
North Dakota	499,920	491,586	(8,334)	−1.67
Ohio	44,079,882	37,410,700	(6,669,182)	−15.13
Oklahoma	6,917,377	5,818,181	(1,099,196)	−15.89
Oregon	15,077,317	14,179,357	(897,960)	−5.96
Pennsylvania	37,972,551	33,628,882	(4,343,669)	−11.44
Puerto Rico	13,696,022	13,792,527	96,505	0.70
Rhode Island	5,104,108	4,729,397	(374,711)	−7.34
South Carolina	19,186,456	17,247,928	(1,938,528)	−10.10
South Dakota	840,914	914,615	73,701	8.76
Tennessee	22,128,000	21,002,405	(1,125,595)	−5.09
Texas	62,020,936	65,045,270	3,024,334	4.88
Utah	6,063,094	6,236,314	173,220	2.86
Vermont	1,243,942	1,060,351	(183,591)	−14.76
Virginia	18,481,552	16,429,934	(2,051,618)	−11.10
Washington	22,272,901	22,715,887	442,986	1.99
West Virginia	4,558,971	4,805,556	246,585	5.41
Wisconsin	17,345,523	15,286,735	(2,058,788)	−11.87
Wyoming	1,201,048	909,374	(291,674)	−24.28
State Total	1,063,432,320	1,008,151,464	(55,280,856)	−5.20
American Samoa	182,437	174,596	(7,841)	−4.30
Guam	1,484,984	1,421,166	(63,818)	−4.30
Northern Marianas	549,518	525,903	(23,615)	−4.30
Palau	125,260	119,895	(5,365)	−4.28
Virgin Islands	876,661	838,985	(37,676)	−4.30
Outlying Areas Total	3,218,860	3,080,545	(138,315)	−4.30
National Reserve	220,892,820	220,985,883	93,063	0.04

Table D—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Employment Service (Wagner-Peyser) PY 2012 vs PY 2011 Final Allotments

State	Final PY 2011	Final PY 2012	Difference	% Difference
Total	$702,168,848	$700,841,900	($1,326,948)	−0.19
Alabama	9,001,789	9,114,728	112,939	1.25
Alaska	7,632,911	7,618,486	(14,425)	−0.19
Arizona	13,258,184	13,416,510	158,326	1.19
Arkansas	5,681,857	5,641,422	(40,435)	−0.71
California	83,952,834	83,874,952	(77,882)	−0.09
Colorado	10,866,249	11,123,996	257,747	2.37
Connecticut	7,819,386	7,886,732	67,346	0.86
Delaware	1,961,280	1,957,574	(3,706)	−0.19
District of Columbia	2,418,616	2,361,773	(56,843)	−2.35
Florida	41,764,675	41,597,929	(166,746)	−0.40
Georgia	20,557,324	20,518,463	(38,861)	−0.19
Hawaii	2,494,923	2,474,455	(20,468)	−0.82
Idaho	6,359,573	6,347,555	(12,018)	−0.19
Illinois	29,100,366	28,905,034	(195,332)	−0.67
Indiana	13,763,379	13,614,524	(148,855)	−1.08
Iowa	6,495,675	6,439,570	(56,105)	−0.86
Kansas	5,968,265	5,924,673	(43,592)	−0.73
Kentucky	9,075,114	9,063,496	(11,618)	−0.13
Louisiana	8,843,833	8,712,855	(130,978)	−1.48
Maine	3,781,977	3,774,830	(7,147)	−0.19
Maryland	11,722,275	11,687,183	(35,092)	−0.30
Massachusetts	14,234,162	14,148,935	(85,227)	−0.60
Michigan	24,113,898	23,547,173	(566,725)	−2.35
Minnesota	11,997,952	11,868,691	(129,261)	−1.08
Mississippi	6,165,253	6,118,274	(46,979)	−0.76
Missouri	12,903,606	12,837,723	(65,883)	−0.51
Montana	5,197,075	5,187,254	(9,821)	−0.19
Nebraska	6,245,863	6,234,060	(11,803)	−0.19
Nevada	6,550,359	6,505,421	(44,938)	−0.69
New Hampshire	2,833,820	2,803,840	(29,980)	−1.06
New Jersey	18,929,760	19,163,297	233,537	1.23
New Mexico	5,832,033	5,821,012	(11,021)	−0.19
New York	40,044,986	39,748,915	(296,071)	−0.74
North Carolina	19,923,339	19,836,199	(87,140)	−0.44
North Dakota	5,292,177	5,282,176	(10,001)	−0.19
Ohio	26,306,239	25,946,567	(359,672)	−1.37
Oklahoma	6,853,237	6,779,019	(74,218)	−1.08
Oregon	8,821,269	8,758,927	(62,342)	−0.71
Pennsylvania	26,526,233	26,310,462	(215,771)	−0.81
Puerto Rico	7,871,512	7,686,516	(184,996)	−2.35
Rhode Island	2,639,094	2,618,648	(20,446)	−0.77
South Carolina	9,864,977	9,785,215	(79,762)	−0.81
South Dakota	4,891,189	4,881,946	(9,243)	−0.19
Tennessee	13,083,238	13,308,517	225,279	1.72
Texas	48,565,592	49,945,739	1,380,147	2.84
Utah	7,284,273	7,113,078	(171,195)	−2.35
Vermont	2,291,311	2,286,981	(4,330)	−0.19
Virginia	15,912,960	15,905,779	(7,181)	−0.05
Washington	14,651,411	14,673,520	22,109	0.15
West Virginia	5,598,448	5,587,868	(10,580)	−0.19
Wisconsin	12,716,632	12,597,349	(119,283)	−0.94
Wyoming	3,794,821	3,787,650	(7,171)	−0.19
State Total	700,457,204	699,133,491	(1,323,713)	−0.19
Guam	328,561	327,940	(621)	−0.19
Virgin Islands	1,383,083	1,380,469	(2,614)	−0.19
Outlying Areas Total	1,711,644	1,708,409	(3,235)	−0.19

Table E—U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Workforce Information Grants to States PY 2012 vs PY 2011 Allotments

State	PY 2011	PY 2012	Difference	% Difference
Total	$31,936,000	$31,939,520	$3,520	0.01
Alabama	500,647	508,082	7,435	1.49
Alaska	288,982	289,182	200	0.07
Arizona	632,935	634,754	1,819	0.29
Arkansas	411,497	411,636	139	0.03
California	2,483,795	2,471,363	(12,432)	−0.50
Colorado	570,990	574,272	3,282	0.57
Connecticut	476,946	476,928	(18)	0.00
Delaware	296,667	296,619	(48)	−0.02
District of Columbia	285,384	285,345	(39)	−0.01
Florida	1,379,470	1,382,267	2,797	0.20
Georgia	821,518	822,490	972	0.12
Hawaii	322,344	322,178	(166)	−0.05
Idaho	337,184	338,014	830	0.25
Illinois	1,060,267	1,059,262	(1,005)	−0.09
Indiana	628,290	628,745	455	0.07
Iowa	450,618	450,398	(220)	−0.05
Kansas	429,451	429,282	(169)	−0.04
Kentucky	499,293	503,058	3,765	0.75
Louisiana	500,874	498,490	(2,384)	−0.48
Maine	330,405	330,165	(240)	−0.07
Maryland	607,963	611,479	3,516	0.58
Massachusetts	671,621	674,268	2,647	0.39
Michigan	840,199	826,454	(13,745)	−1.64
Minnesota	609,146	610,066	920	0.15
Mississippi	403,784	409,097	5,313	1.32
Missouri	612,168	616,486	4,318	0.71
Montana	305,461	305,900	439	0.14
Nebraska	364,956	365,623	667	0.18
Nevada	412,224	406,858	(5,366)	−1.30
New Hampshire	335,675	335,775	100	0.03
New Jersey	801,753	797,757	(3,996)	−0.50
New Mexico	362,260	360,655	(1,605)	−0.44
New York	1,431,886	1,421,421	(10,465)	−0.73
North Carolina	800,773	796,599	(4,174)	−0.52
North Dakota	289,407	290,251	844	0.29
Ohio	973,816	968,454	(5,362)	−0.55
Oklahoma	461,908	458,559	(3,349)	−0.73
Oregon	484,674	489,737	5,063	1.04
Pennsylvania	1,032,323	1,024,530	(7,793)	−0.75
Puerto Rico	404,628	401,448	(3,180)	−0.79
Rhode Island	314,871	314,447	(424)	−0.13
South Carolina	510,108	510,204	96	0.02
South Dakota	298,888	299,393	505	0.17
Tennessee	615,549	626,347	10,798	1.75
Texas	1,734,172	1,751,537	17,365	1.00
Utah	410,093	410,985	892	0.22
Vermont	288,413	288,917	504	0.17
Virginia	756,466	761,294	4,828	0.64
Washington	677,933	674,609	(3,324)	−0.49
West Virginia	340,653	340,288	(365)	−0.11
Wisconsin	617,807	620,620	2,813	0.46
Wyoming	280,219	280,277	58	0.02
State Total	31,759,354	31,762,865	3,511	0.01
Guam	92,813	92,818	5	0.01
Virgin Islands	83,833	83,837	4	0.00
Outlying Areas Total	176,646	176,655	9	0.01

Signed: at Washington, DC, on this 13th day of March, 2012.

Jane Oates,

Assistant Secretary.